Associations to the word «Intoxication»

Wiktionary

INTOXICATION, noun. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
INTOXICATION, noun. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
INTOXICATION, noun. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Dictionary definition

INTOXICATION, noun. The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance.
INTOXICATION, noun. A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol.
INTOXICATION, noun. Excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats